Commissioning learning disability services

We want to ensure individuals with a learning disability have access to the support they need in their home and community, to improve their quality of life.

We are introducing a procurement framework approach to buying our accommodation-based services, in order to deliver a vibrant offer that promotes choice and enables people to achieve their potential and be as independent as possible.

Procurement frameworks

When we purchase services we must follow procurement regulations. The purpose behind this procurement oversight is to ensure that we act in a fair, transparent and cost-efficient manner when awarding contracts, and to demonstrate we are spending public funds wisely.

A procurement framework is an approach to commissioning where we purchase services from a pre-approved list of providers that have demonstrated they meet certain standards. This is one way of ensuring the services we buy are safe for the people that are going to use them. It also gives both us and the provider certain assurances and agreements about how we should work together and our roles and responsibilities.

The ROSE Framework

To regularise and improve the current accommodation-based care and support services for adults with a learning disability, we are introducing a procurement framework called the ROSE Framework.

Find out more about the ROSE Framework.